Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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